Day 92, 4 October 2012, The Alhambra (Generalife Palace and Gardens and the Alcazaba Fortress), Granada, Spain. Utter luxury this morning... a hotel buffet breakfast. We know it was supposed to be all you can eat... not all you can carry, but we must admit to a couple of chocolate croissants departing with us after breakfast. Maybe a couple of other morsels.... We headed down the hill via the path of the Sad People, behind the Alhambra and followed the banks of t...

Day 91, 3 October 2012, Travel Day - Arcos de la Frontera to Granada. The Alhambra, Granada, Spain - Treating ourselves to a couple of nights at lodgings with the word "Hotel" in the name for our 2 night sojourn in Granada. Hotel Alixares to be precise. 200m uphill from the Alhambra site. Probably it's only redeeming virtue. In any event it was a busy old day. A taxi we pre-ordered two days in advance actually turned up on the button of 11 am and we were duly im...

Day 90, 2 October 2012, Arcos de la Frontera.... Three months on the go. After a wonderful 8 days in Arcos we are both a little sad to be farewelling it. It is ancient, quaint, startlingly white due to frequent painting, 20% of the old town seems to be for sale or rent due to the general misery of the Spanish economy, but it's been our longest stop since we left home. Over our time here we explored the old town with the assistance of a walking tour brochure pu...

Day 89, 1 October 2012, Arcos de la Frontera. The Chimney. The Apartment. St James, the patron saint of Spanish birds - Aside from leaving the house periodically for fresh air and to use the computer at the tourist office, another very peaceful day. We sat and enjoyed the sun and breezes coming up off the lake and eventually had a siesta. I was woken somewhat rudely by the sound of someone in the apartment. Which is pretty impressive given we're 3 floors up a...

Day 88, 30 September 2012, Arcos de la Frontera. Specifically, on the sofa. Thank the heavens, a rest day. Today's cover photo, courtesy of the internet, is Arcos´s second Church, San Pedro. And I mean the second church. San Pedro and Santa Maria were duking it out in the 17th and 18th century about who was numero uno church in Arcos and the Pope had to rule on it. St Mary's won. Apparently, goss, goss, it was such a big deal, that back in the day the pari...